The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-08

taAsn, no surplus would be found after
that already accumulated had been dis
posed Of"
But what about the existing sur
plus? ?"
The abstract of the message that
have seen, " replied Blaine, CONTAINS no
reference to that point |. therefore.
make no comments, further than to in
dorse Fred Grants remarks, that a
surplus IS always easier TO handle than
deficit
The reporter repeated the Question
whether the Presidents recommends
tlon would not, if adopted, give us the
advantage OF large increase mex
ports.
Il only repeat" answered Blaine.
that il would vastly enlarge our
imports, while the only export
! II would seriously increase would
be our gold and silver. That would
w out bounteously, just as it
under the tariff of 1916. The Pres
l0ent's recommendation, enacted into
law, would result in making way for
deluge inflow of fabrics, TO the de-
structlon of home industry"
Mr. Blaine thought il was important
to Increase our export trade, but it is
vastly more important not to lose our
own great market for our own people in
tue vain effort to reach an i'm
possibility. 1t is not our foreign trade
that has caused the wonderful growth
and expansion of the republic. 1t is
the vast domestic trade. The whole
amount OF our export and import
trade, together, would never, he
thought, reach 81 900 ,0OO, 600 in any one
year. The internal home trade reaches
the enormous annual aggregate of me Q
than $40 900 .0G0 900, and perhaps this
year SOC, OOO, 600 600. It is into this in
imitable trade, even now, in its infancy,
and destined to attain q magnitude
not dreamed of twenty years ago,
that Europeans are struggling to
enter. 1t is the heritage of
the American people of their children
and their children's children. It gives
an absolutely free trade over territory
nearly as large as all Europe and 8
profit on all our own. President Cleye-
land now plainly proposes q policy
that will admit Europe to q share Of
this trade.
Mr.. Blaine is in favor of extending
our foreign trade In all practical and
advantageous ways, but not on the
principle or free traders, by which we
shall be constantly exchanging dollars
for dimes.
Asked how the Presidents message
will be taken south, Blaine said he dared
not answer that question. The truth
has been so long obscured by certain
local questions and unreasoning pre-
indice, that nobody can hope for in
dustrial eniightment among their lead
ers, just yet. But in his view the south,
above all sections of the Union,
needs protective tariff. He did think
the Presidents Recommendation to ad-
NIT raw material will find strong sup
porters by wise protectionists in oar
time. Should that recommendation of
the President be approved, il would
turn 100000 American laborers out OF
employment before it had been a year
in operation.
The marked and general effect of the
Presidents message. MIR. Blaine
thought, will bring the country where
it ought to be brought, to a full and
fair contest on the question of protee-
ton. The President himself makes it
one issue By presenting no other in his
message. The Democratic party in
power is q standing menace to the in
dustrial prosperity of the country.
That menace should be removed, or
the policy it foreshadoWs should bs
made certain. There Is nothing go
to business as uncertainty,
nothing so paralyzing as doubt.